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OK, he dissed our cars (coupe) and isn't too popular in certain US states (!) but if you support free speech, consider signing this:

https://www.change.org/p/bbc-reinstate-jeremy-clarkson


 
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Originally Posted by crosscats
OK, he dissed our cars (coupe) and isn't too popular in certain US states (!) but if you support free speech, consider signing this:

https://www.change.org/p/bbc-reinstate-jeremy-clarkson


No Clarkson = no Top Gear

BBC lefties up to their old tricks.
 
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agreed, just free publicity
 
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agreed, just free publicity
Yea right - 'cos Top Gear is such a little minority interest show that no-one's ever heard of!
Much more likely typical BBC PC nonsense - not that we've been told what he's actually supposed to have said this time...
 
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Clarkson, May and Hammond or is it Curly, Larry and Moe? as I recall, Shep was ousted in series one
 
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Originally Posted by bluecoupe
Clarkson, May and Hammond or is it Curly, Larry and Moe? as I recall, Shep was ousted in series one

nuik nuik nuik....wo.woo.woo.wooo. ahhhh a wise guy!
 
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Gah I read this today as well... What a crock! The only thing hurt by them not airing the show is their ratings... Thank god for reruns!
 
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nuik nuik nuik....wo.woo.woo.wooo. ahhhh a wise guy!
Sort n' lee!
 
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Originally Posted by crosscats
Yea right - 'cos Top Gear is such a little minority interest show that no-one's ever heard of!
Much more likely typical BBC PC nonsense - not that we've been told what he's actually supposed to have said this time...
THIS FROM Top 5 reasons why Jeremy Clarkson will not be fired anytime soon - Fresno Car Buying | Examiner.com
Once again, U.K. Top Gear Host Jeremy Clarkson is in the news for reportedly punching an assistant producer over something as simple as a catering issue. According to the BBC who reported on the incident earlier yesterday (March. 10, 2015) Jeremy Clarkson was indefinitely suspended from his Top Gear hosting duties over what has been described as a "fracas" between Clarkson and Associate Producer Oisin Tymon. Consequently, the BBC has decided not to show the latest episodes (pretty much the rest of the season) of U.K. Top Gear with no real explanation of what really happened. Rumors are going around that this is the beginning of the end for the show and ultimately the end of U.K. Top Gear as we know it.
 
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The show has a magic to it that is lacking in all other shows of its kind. It can get a bit corny and you know what's coming next but somehow the show has a certain magnetism to it that is hard to define.

If someone could put that the essence of that magic in a bottle and use it in other shows then even the dumbest shows on TV would be watched.


Clarkson may get your goat at times but he is the core of the show and without him it would be nearly as bad as the other shows that tried to imitate it.

Is the US show still on? I could only stomach 10 minutes of it as those guys did not hold your attention at all. Top Gear is a tough act to follow.

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Clarkson hit a guy, here in the Great White North we had a radio host who beat up (allegedly ) on women during rough sex. He's gone and awaits trial, but it was some time before he got his marching orders, the loss of $$$ does make things seem rosier to some execs than they actually are at times.
 

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I suspect it's a combo of Top Gear and Doctor Who that keep the BBC going!
 
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The show has a magic to it that is lacking in all other shows of its kind. It can get a bit corny and you know what's coming next but somehow the show has a certain magnetism to it that is hard to define.

If someone could put that the essence of that magic in a bottle and use it in other shows then even the dumbest shows on TV would be watched.


Clarkson may get your goat at times but he is the core of the show and without him it would be nearly as bad as the other shows that tried to imitate it.

Is the US show still on? I could only stomach 10 minutes of it as those guys did not hold your attention at all. Top Gear is a tough act to follow.

PS
Clarkson hit a guy, here in the Great White North we had a radio host who beat up (allegedly ) on women during rough sex. He's gone and awaits trial, but it was some time before he got his marching orders, the loss of $$$ does make things seem rosier to some execs than they actually are at times.

Isn't that what rough sex is all about??....Oh you mean non-consensual rough sex. Big difference LOL
Did Clarkson hit Ghomeshi during rough sex?
 
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He punched a producer in the face for not having lunch ready....

But seems BBC was just looking for an excuse to get rid of him anyway...

Jeremy Clarkson suspended by BBC: Top Gear presenter 'punched producer because he didn't have dinner ready' - People - News - The Independent

He may have the last laugh as a competitor supposedly is offering £10MM to jump ship.
 

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